Bustle



(No Model.)

A. H. BRINKMANN.

BUSTLE.

N0. 358,726. Patented Mar. l, 1887.

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AUGUSTUS H. BRINKMANN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,726, dated March 1,1887.

Application filed October 12, 1885.l

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that l, AUGUSTUS HERMAN BRINKMANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bnstles, of which the followingis a specification.

I have improved the bustle having tubularwire springs connected by bowsto end braces and supported by independent flexible transverse tapes,andwhile I do not claim, broadly, such a construction, I have combined withsuch construction of independent]y-supported tubular-wire springs andrigid end braces, d, back-lacing supports j, attached to and formingextensions of pockets for said end vertical braces, whereby to allow ot'the adjustment of the lower spring-coil toward and from the body of thewearer, to give more or less projection to the skirts, for by lacing upthe back-supports the lower horizontal tubular coil will be projectedout from the body by the action of the vertical end braces upon thehips,so as to draw the ends of the lower tubular coil inward upon thebody, and by letting out the lacing the back-supports j will allow thelower ends of the vertical end braces to stand out suliiciently to causethe lower coil to set nearer the back of the wearer, and Itherefore haveless projection to give the desired set to the skirts.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l. represents inperspective my bustle; Fig. 2, a cross-section ofthe same. Fig. 8- showsthe waistband and the back adjustable lacing-supports for varying thesize and elevation of the bustle to suit the set and length of dressesof different material, and particularly light and heavy dresses. Fig. etshows one of the tapes forming a pocket'for connecting the ends of theseveral rolls of different lengths, arranged in horizontal relation oneabove and independent of the other; Fig. 5', a detail showing the mannerof fastening the spiral coils to forni the spirallywound roll; and Fig.G a part of one of the coiled rolls with end-strip braces, d.

rIlhe bustle is made of two or more coils of spirally-wound wire, beingwound so as to make the coil taper from middle to its ends. rIhe wire sowound has its ends fastened at the end coils by metal clasps a, and itscoils are fastened at one side to two parallel wire strips, b, by metalclasps a, the said strips b ling over upon the bustle.

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extending beyond the ends of the coils and clinched over end-.strippieces, d, as shown in Fig. 6. Each coil so made is connected to tapese, which form end pockets to cover the end strips, d, and serve toattach the coils to the waistband f, which has the fastening. buckle.The springs are connected by the end-strip pieces, d, in horizontalrelation, one above the other, so that the longest one will be at thebottom and the shortest one at the top to givea step-like graceful formto skirts rest- A loose middle tape, g, on the inner sides of the rollsconnects the several coils together and to the waistband by clasps. Thestrips b of each coil are fastened to the end-pocket tapes byclinch-buttons t', and the bustle so made of three or more coils islight, flexible, and durable. Lacing-supports j of cotton are fastenedby the clinch-buttons t' within the endpocket tapes at lthe inner sideof the bustle,so as to rest upon the skirts at the hack, and lacing-cordl serves to adjust the bustle to the size, to suit the weight and lengthof dress upon the hips.

By drawing the lacing-cord together the ends of the coils are broughtnearer together, and the bustle is thereby caused to stand out and to beelevated, according as the ends are brought together'. cord the lowerend ofthe end-pocket tapes, e, stand wide apart over the hips and give adifferent set to the dress.

The metal end pieces, d, serve to brace the ends ofthe bustle and tokeep the coils in proper relation to each other and to the waistband.

I claim- 'lhe bustle herein described, consisting of two or moretulmlar-wire spring-coils overlying each other in independent relation,each coil having one or more bows connected at their ends by braces d,the tape-pockets e for said braces, the loose transverse tapes g,separately connecting each tubular spring, the lacing-supports j, andthe waistband f, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

AUGUSTUS H. BRINKMANN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE HARTMAN, XVM. T. HALL.

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